Macroeconomics (MindTap Course List)
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Author: William Boyes, Michael Melvin
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4, Problem 2E
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The sector (households, business, or international) that spends the most, the sector that spends the least and the sector having the highest volatility of spending.
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